I’ve always liked being on the road. There’s something extremely unsettling about the thought of being stuck in the same, tedious, repetitive routine and I feel a sort of comfort through change. The only thing about being on the road is having too much time…

I just finished playing with Suzy at her house. Me and Suzy are the bestest of friends and there is nothing we don’t do together. We even eat dinner together! Sadly, today I had to go home early to get ready to greet the new…

What happens after one dies is a highly controversial and widely debated topic. Reincarnation, paradise, eternal darkness: there is an abundance of theories on the events that take place after one’s heart stops beating. Scientists define death as “the permanent cessation of all biological functions that…

This creative writing piece was selected from Mr. Chuck’s 9th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a true event or experience, while incorporating fictional elements to create a magical realism narrative. We think Smaranda did this…

It was a beautiful autumn day in Bucharest. The bell announcing the end of the school day rang about 30 minutes ago. Nikos was going home walking while listening to his favorite music and making plans for the afternoon. He was thirsty, so he pulled…

*This “mini memoir” was selected from Selina Parnell’s 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Petra did this perfectly. Fear. It’s…

Sebastian studied the girl he was forced to kidnap and didn’t like what he was seeing at all. The bandage he had wrapped around Scarlet’s head was stained with blood, and she was curled in a fetal position, clutching a blanket. I was supposed to…

*This “mini memoir” was selected from Chuck Adams’ 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Lydia did this perfectly. About two…

October 2nd, 2013 The first monster that haunted Scarlet’s dreams was from a book called “The Angel’s Wings.”  It was a peculiar fairy tale about a young angel boy, named Ectoras, who lost his wings fighting a gruesome creature who called himself: The Shadow of…

This is black-out poetry (a.k.a. found poetry or erasure poetry). You take an already existing text (section of a newspaper, page of a novel, etc.) and you black out the majority of the words on the page until you’re left with just a few –…